Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1893, Page 4

4 ‘THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES. i ——s = THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. BATURDAY..... October 7, 1893. cRos! ¥ s. NovEs . Editor. WHE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent circulation in Washing- tom more than three times larger than that of any other paper. As a News and Advertising Medium it has mo competit: E7 Letters to THE STAR should be so addressed, or to mess Department, according to character or purpose, not to any indi- vidual connected with the office. In connection with the proposition to bufld a new Government Printing Office it is said that there exists @ sentiment favor- able to placing the structure in one of the parks which the brainy designer of the city’s plan caused to be set apart in the interest of public health and public pleas- ure. It is also said that the author of this idea is Senator Vest of Missouri. That the first statement fs true may easity be be- lieved by those who have watched with agony some of the antics past Congresses have played with the equities of those who dwell within the District of Columbia, but that Senator Vest, who has uniformly been such @ strong friend of the District, should favor the notion seems almost absurd. Every true American who has visited the eity is proud of its beauty, and delights in instituting comparisons between it and those highly decorated cities upon which the liberality and good taste of the old world have lavished countless millions, and 4f the sentiment of this country could easily be reached it would be found that a vast majority would favor such extensive fmprovements here as would make the national capital more artistically attractive than any other center of population on the face of the earth. And yet, in defiance of popular affection for the seat of govern- ment, there comes @ proposition to make a building site out of what is now or soon will be one of those emeraid-surtaced breathing spots, the existence of which is not based on sentiment, but on the demands of the enlightened intellect that declares them to be absolutely necessary. That there ts pre- cedent for such trespass is unfortunately too true, but no one who has a soul ca- pable of seeing beyond the milled edge of @ present dollar witl argue in behalf of re- petition of the crime. When Congress located the pension bufiding on the north- ern extremity of Judiciary Square it com- mitted an offense that has not been’ and may never be forgiven. This government— richer than any other government on the globe's surface—thought to save a trifle by putting the ungainly-appearing struct- ure in a public park, but it was poor econ- omy, for in the years to come much ground mow occupied will be purchased at tremen- dous prices for park purposes. This is the experience of many others of the large cities; Im some places#millions of dollars Imaving been spent in recent years because the forefathers were short-sighted. Some years ago it was proposed to occupy with publle buildings a considerable portion of ‘the south side of Pennsytvania avenue be- tween the Capitol and the Treasury Depart- ment. Wise men indorsed the scheme, and the lapse of time has served merely to ac- centuate their wisdom. The great official thoroughfare les along that line, and it ‘will be real economy to have as many as possible of the government departments housed in suitable ouildings on one side of the historic avenue. A commencement has ‘Deen made in the lecating of the new city post office, and if Congress really wants to money in the end it will take posses- of the property it needs in the region indicated. No good reason can be ad- vanced for a scattering of government offices, nor can any one offer a single ob- jection worth consideration to the presence ‘of the national buildings on the greatest of Washington’s highways. It ts sincerely hoped that nothing more will be heard of the proposition to devastate one of our beautiful parks, and those who have griev- ances agairist Senator Vest should seek some other way of avenging themselves than by accusing him of one of the last things of which he would be expected to be guilty. i —_- +02 —_ ‘The proposition advanced in a communica- tion printed elsewhere in The Star—that an effort be made to secure some or all of the wild animals now on exhibition at the world’s fair, that they may decorate and make more interesting the Zoological Park established by Congress and supported to the extent of one half the cost by the tax- payers of the District of Columbia—should be acted upon at once. If we must have a Zoological Park, and Congress has so de- creed, we might as well have a good one, and in order that our collection of wild netural history specimens may compare favorably with the great collections existing in other cities, there must be an increase in our stock. It ts quite certain that many of the foreign exhibitors would willingly donate many of the animals we need, because the brutes would fetch but little, elther at auc- tion or private sale and would cost a great deal to re-transport. Those officials who are most deeply interested in the Zoo should not let so good an opportunity escape. +e ___—_ A new ocean record has been established, and once more will the naval constructors and marine engincers seek dikgently for that something which will enable the ves- sels in which they ate most interested to achieve oceanic supremacy. For quite a Jong time the steanier Paris of the Ameri- can line has held the record from Liverpool to New York, her time being 5 days.14 hours and 24 minutes. But last night the new Cunart steamer Lucania passed Sandy Hook and established a new record of 5 days, 12 hours and 25 minutes. The Paris will have no opportunity to recapture the honor, for she now runs from Southamp- ton, goes over another course, and travels a longer distance. But ali of these vessels are of foreign construction, and while the American public is k:teresied, It feels no national pride because of the achievements. It hopes, however, to have good reason for throwing up its hat and hurrakings loudly when one or both of the two American line steamers that are now being constructed by the Cramps at Philadelphia eelipse the per- formances of every ocean greyhounl ever launched from a British ship yard. —— ‘There is a suspicion that Governor Alt- Geld is trying to pardon enough people t poll a good vote in his favor. oe It ts reassuring to note that the bombard- ment of Rio cannot be wasted, since Sara Bernhardt was on hand to use it for an ad- Vertisement. oe ‘The Senators may effect a compromise among themselve. But they will have a hard time compromising with an indignant Dublic. ++ ___ Calm as it was, the convention of the New York democracy at Saratoga was not with- Out its lessons. i@ that when the machine really wants a ‘Man to have an office the growls of the op- Pesition and the mutterings of a coming storm wiil not prevent his nomination. In fact, the inevitability of things Crokerian Was aptly demonstrated. Then again it was shown that the hand of Senator Hill has not Jost its cunning. With a few master strokes | he perfected a plan that now seems destined t@ smooth out the ruffled spirits of the state | democracy, and by heading the ticket with 2 anti-snapper he took the sting out of the tail, as represented by Judge Maynard—the hero of the exciting history. But there are those who fail of the full measure of conf- dence in the efficacy of Mr. Hill's device to secure harmony. They see in the ticket so cleverly patched up only a slate that is very Randy for smashing, very convenient for trading. The spirits of the anti-snapper ele- ment may be moll ble than that they the chance two elect th Of these the most apparent | and defeat him whom they regard as the arch enemy of “reform.” The third, and perhaps the most pungent moral of the whole occurrence is the wide difference be- tween the greeting extended to the name of Mr. Hill and that accorded to a reference to the President. The name of the Senator caused a mighty shout. No actual time of its endurance is reported, but it is said to have been loud and long. A mere murmur of qualified assent responded to the well- guarded allusion to the President in the plat- form. It is evident that the hatchet is still above ground, and that the braves are not digging its grave by any means. It may or it may not be significant that in the plat- form the President was “congratulated,” while Gov. Flower was “indorsed.” Plat- forms, however, are such well-considered affairs that even a Tammany man can select terms to suit his taste. ee Students of history who have read those bloody chapters in which are told the strug- gles for supremacy of Castilian and Moor, will watch with extraordinary interest the situation that now promises to result in a resumption of hostilities between the Span- ish government and the wild descendants of those who were forced across the strait of Gibraltar to the mountainous territory now occupied by them in Northern Africa. It may be that the attack of the Berber mountaineers was nothing more than one of those disturbances such as have been for very many years and will continue to be so long as there is a Spaniard within reach of a Moorish arm, and if that is so the excitement will soon die out; but if those pugnactous inhabitants of the Riff Mountains are bent on forcing their old time enemies into the Mediterranean there is prospect of a struggle that will be worth witnessing. Spain may make an effort to retaliate for the attack upon Melilla, but it fs utterly beyond Spanish power to invade the region occupied by the remnants of that once great power that a thousand years ago was forced into savagery by the Castilians. The mountaineers are many; they are armed with American repeating rifles; and with a combination of bravery that knews no weakness and a sufficiency of ammunition they present a force with which the entire Spanish army dares not attempt to compete. The probabilities are therefore that Spain will make no effort to open up a campaign, but will content itself with demanding pecuniary indemnity and with throwing a few shells into those of the Riff villages that are within gunshot of the shore. Any attempt on the part of Spain to depose the Sultan of Morocco and to take charge of his territory would be objected to by every other power in Europe and as such a proceeding—which would probably be disastrous in the end anyhow— might easily bring about an European war, Spain will not permit itself to become ex- cited beyond the point of reason. 3 If Isaac H. Maynard is elected judge of the court of appeals of the state of New York it will not be with the unanimous as- sistance of the democratic press of the state. ‘The New York Times, an honest democratic Paper, says that Mr. Maynard “stole and suppressed a corrected election return, al- lowed the false return to be counted by the canvassers, he being preset and not pro- testing, and through this crime, punishable under the penal code by five years’ impris- onment, his party gained a seat in the state senate to which it was not entitled, and with that seat the control of the senate. The People had voted the other way. Judge Maynard’s act thwarted their will. It was in its nature and intent one of the gravest crimes known to the laws of a republic.” The Times asks the people of the state whether they propose to elect a criminal to the court of appeals bench, and, believing that other than political considerations should prevail as to such an important of- fice, recommends all good citizens to vote for the republican candidate nominated by the republican convention yesterday. The New York World, by quotation and indirec- tion, reflects severely upon the character of Judge Maynard, declares that the conven- tion simply registered the will of the bosses and asks: “If the people do not revolt when party bosses lay hands upon the highest court, when can they be expected to assert themselves?" The people of New York have already repudiated Maynard twice at the polls. Perhaps they are preparing to do so again. ——_ e+ —___ When Brazil required Dom Pedro to step down, she forgot that while a republic is the best form of government, it requires a high average of level headed citizenship to Tun one successfully, . ——+++____ The spectacle of the Vigilant hurrying around the ocean in search of wind should remind the Senate that it is acting the part of a greedy and inconsiderate monopolist. SSO TR . Competition in the coal trade appears to be one of the things that this country can- not produce, and which may with benefit be imported from Europe. — 2 ___ Aspirants for diplomatic honors should bear in mind that the monocle has no vir- tue as a mascot unless accompanied Ly a $50,000 check. ———_>e+____ One of the troubles about anarchy lies in | the fact that each representative of the doctrine appears to have a distinct creed of his own. oe ___ Emma Goldman appears to be determined to bring into disrepute that honored Ameri- can institution, “freedom of speech.” — ree It is hoped that Emperor Wiliam will not regard Bismarck’s improved physical con- dition as a personal affront. a New Orteans a Street Pr From the Engineering » ‘The sale of street railway franchises in | New Orleans thirteen years ahead of the expiration of these franchises, in 1908, | causes the Times-Democrat of that city to editorially take up the value of street rail- | Way franchises. The sum paid was $700,000 | eash, which is estimated as equivalent to | the payment of $1,246,000 for immediate possession, as the purchaser must issue | bonds for the $700,000 and pay interest upon Railway THE WEEK. More awfully disastrous than any calam- ity which has visited the United States for some time was the great storm that did such a tremendous amount of damage along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico; more than 2,000 lives were lost and the destruction of Property cannot even be guessed at. This catastrophe, following so soon the hur- Ficane which devastated the Sea islands and much of the coast in the vicinity of Charleston, S. C., has added greatly to the burdens of liberal southerners. Appeals for aid have been made and will doubtless re- ceive immediate recognition. Starvation is threatened in that portion of Georgia which is within the yellow fever quarantine lines @ situation, which generous people are en- deavoring ‘to relieve. Business {is about where it was a week ago, the non-action of the Senate on the silver purchase law of 1890 having had a depressing effect on en- deavors which were being made to restore business confidence. Several New England mills that have for some time past been shut down resumed operations with full forces, but at reduced wages. The employes in some of the Rhode Island mills refused to accept acutin their remuneration and are out on strike. There has been no diminution of interest in the world’s fair,and the outlook is good for a larger attendance during the present month than the exposition en- jJoyed throughout September. Two con- Bresses opened in Chicago during the one was the Women's Congress of Christian Missions, the other was a congress to discuss matters relating to patents, trade marks and copyrights. The two sporting events of greatest importance were the de- feat of the Australian cricket team by the Philadelphia’s eleven and the unsuccessful effort to sail the first of the series of inter- national races for the America’s cup. Foreig: War between Spaniards and Moors, at Melilla, on the northern coast of Morocco, where the Spaniards were engaged !a strengthening their fortifications, was the feature of old world news during the past few days; the first engagement w: one- sided fight in which 6,000 Mocrs assailed a ‘Spanish garrison of 400 men. Further hostil- ites are promised within a day or two. Bismarck’s physical condition is represented as alarming, it being alleged that the ex- premier is suffering from a stroke of paraly- sis. England has suffered a great deal from labor troubles, but there is prospect of some of them being settled in the near future. The Derbyshire coal miners, after being out on strike for a long time, have re- turned at their old wages, while 6,000 York- shire coal miners, who struck against re- duction on July 25, are once more at work on their employers’ terms. In Warwick- shire there have been riots in connection with the strike now in progress in that country. Samuel Storey, a radical member of parliament and a home ruler, has an- | these for thirteen years before it obtains| what it bought. Our contemporary argues that this is more than the franchises are worth, as they grant privileges only on certain lin and that the natural growth of the city will give birth to powerful rivals | whichs will divide the business before the expiration of the fifty-year lease, in 1956. The question of relative compensation can only be determined upon data not here available, but from other parts of the same editorial it is evident that a change was urgently required in the prevailing New Orleans street railway practice, and it 1s safe to say that the parties making the | offer have carefully considered the pro- | spective profits to be derived from a change from mule to electric traction and the re- placing of bad track and shabby cars by a better plant. It is a law recognized by progressive transportation comrauies that the more attractive and corufortable the conditions of travel are made, within cer- tain commercial limits, the greater will be the traffic and the resulting profits. Rough, badly kept track, dirty cars and irregular service neither invite traffic nor insure big dividends; and while we believe in the city obtaining a fair share of the profits for the Street privileges granted, the city author- ities should pay even more attention to the character of the service afforded to the traveling public. In other words, it ts bet- ter that the transportation companies should be made to expend a large part of | their profits in improving the conditions 6f traffic and the comfort of the traveler rather than to give up even an equal sum | to the city with the public convenience ig- nored. AS a rule in the granting of fran- chises in the United States, the city re- | ceives no compensation other than the li- cense fees or a tax upom individual cars. ‘The sum received from these sources is comparatively insignificant, and the ten- dency of the tax is to restrict the number of cars rather than to meet the growing demands of traffic. But, when these valu- able franchises are put up to the highest bidder, as is the later practice in large cities, it Is also too often the rule to pay entirely too much attention to the amount of the bonus to be paid and to almost en- tirely ignore the first demands of the pub- i the character and convenience of the service to be ren®&yred by the transporta- tion company. In a® such cases the rights of the whole community using the street raflways should be first considered. and considered as travelers rather than as tas- | payers. nounced his intention of offering in the low- er house a petition asking for legislation which will avert the danger believed by the petitioners to exist so long as the house of lords has power to nullify popular legisla- tion. The English Church congress is in ses- sion at Birmingham. Cholera ts decreasing, both in Hamburg and throughout Russta, although there were during the last week of September 602 deaths from the disease in nine Russian provinces. Trouble in Brazil still continues and no one seems to know whether the government or the revolution- ists are on top. In Honduras, Gen. Vasquez, after being peacefully inaugurated as pres- ident, has issued decrees of amnesty to ex- iles and political offenders; has restored the lberty of the press, and is rapidly achieving popularity. Within the District. As compared with the stories of disaster and flood that have come from other sec- tions of the land Washingtan has been un- usually fortunate in tts freedom from sensa- tional news. Among matters of quiet inter- est it may be mentioned that Mr. Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of labor, was put at | the head of the census office. The Auxil- iary League of the Salvation Army held a session lasting several days. There was a carnival of crime last Sunday, several homicides being committed. Hearing on the demurrer in the Ainsworth trial was contin- ued before Judge McComas. A scheme has been proposed for the utilization of the old Lydecker tunnel, which has cost the Dis- trict so many wasted dollars. Great inter- est was taken in this city in the Vigilant- Valkyrie race. Rev. John James began a novel temperance crusade by smashing win- dows and bottles in a liquor store. SHOOTING STARS. ‘Winter Quarters. In autumn does the prudent tramp Bestir him, without fail, ‘To seek that portion of the land Which holds his favorite jail, “The general willingness to give advice,” sald the man with a cold, “is something astonishing. And yet it isn’t the abundance that worries me so much as the variety.” An Eye to Business. He was a new reporter, but he had a pretty good insight into things. The ac- tress who had let him know that she had an interview ready for the world opened the conversation by saying: “I am about to secure a divorce from my husband.” “Indeed?” “Yes, and I thought perhaps you might like to publish something about it.” “I don’t know,” the young man said, doubtfully, “perhaps we might. Why don't you have a talk with our advertising man- ager?” The Word for It. “Does that mule kick?’ asked a man who was standing on the curb. “Nope,” replied the proprietor of the ani- mal. “Wid some mules hit might be called kickin’, but when he lets go hits er explo- sion, The birds, they say, Have flown away; Y¥et those that please us most May still be seen With joy serene Served daintily on toast. Disappointing. “How did you get along with your poem?" said one fair girl to another. “It was an artistic success, but a finan- cial failure.” “Was it accepted?” “Yes, but the pay didn’t equal the price of the ribbon I tied the manuscript with.” m Astronomer. Each evening to observe the stars This youth from home would start, But some who know him say he used A program for a chart. io Ideas on Matrimony. From the Louisville Courier-Journal. The Philadelphia Record, under the cap- tion, “Young Men Should Marry,” say: “If it be concede@ that there is a man for every woman in the world, it follows that every man who does not select a mate for himself and every maid who refuses to marry constitute in themselves an element of disturbance.” This reasoning is alto- gether inconclusive. The man and the maid who do not wish to marry can arrange a pair, as Congressmen do who expect to be absent from a roll call, and the equilibrium will be at once restored. That is a much better way of neutralizing the “element of disturbance” than by contracting an in- judicious marriage. ——_+ + __ A Cosmopolitan Occasion. From the Chicago Evening Journal. More of the eternal fitness of things than usually appears is shown in the arrange- ment whereby, on Chicago Day, Mayor Harrison, to whom all tongues are as his mother-tongue, is to ring the peace bell, |cast from metals contributed by people of all nations. His honor pulling at a rope spun from fibers grown in all the various countries represented at the exposition! Beliman, bell rope and bell could not be more composite and in accord one with the others. A Great Responsibility, From the Louisville Courier-Journal. ‘The evil that men do lives after them. ‘The man who imported the first Chinese laborers into this country, and with them the Chinese question, has just died in Mas- Sachusetts, bequeathing to others the task of undoing his work, just as other Massa- chusetts men of earlier days imported the slavery question and left it behind them for the country to quarrel over. If the new treaty between France and Siam really results in the disappearance of the Siamese tmbroglio, it will bring grateful rellef not only to the Siamese, but also to the newspaper reading public. Important Features New Palais Royal. Of the Tue neaps or THR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN PICKED FROM THE LEADING ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE COUN- TRY, AND THUS MEN OF PECULIAR ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE REPRESENTED THE PALAIS ROYAL DURING THE GATHERING OF THESE GREAT STOCKS OF AUTUMN GOODS. ANOTHER FEATURE IS THAT YOU SHARE THE BENEFITS OF ADVANTAGEOUS PURCHASES. THIS IMPORTANT FEATURE WILL BE ALWAYS RIGIDLY OBSERVED AND EXPLAINS THE REASON OF MANY PRICE SURPRISES, LIKE THE FOLLOWING: 150 dozen Ladies’ Silk-fnished French Lisle Hose at 20¢ a palr for choice. Imported to retail at 50c, 68¢ and 75c. A little late for lisle thread stockings; a nervous overstocked importer; a wideawake Palais Royal ‘‘buyer’—and the best bargair of the day in Hosiery comes to Washington. Here Monday about 10 a.m. Urnorsrery Depanraent—Tie cottection of Lace Curtains ts a 1893-04 Dress Fa leading feature. From 0c to $70 a pair are the price extremes. Bar- gains among the intermediate prices:—$3.98 for Swiss Tambour Cur- tains positively worth $4.50 pair. Only $2.60 for Irish Point Curtains that would be good value at $2.98 pair. Only 8c for Nottingham Lace Curtains that are 54 inches wide and 3% yards long. Among the Chenille Curtains are very latest designs in Turkish ef- fects and Algerian stripes with dado. Notable bargains are the Bagdad Portieres at $5 each, the Algerian Curtains ut $11.50 pair and the Fig- ured All-over Chenille Curtains at $6.50 pair. ‘This being one of the Pulais Royal's new departments, the entire stock 1s new, selected by Mr. McGennis, whose good taste 1s well known to New York merchants. Screens, Pillows, Draperies, Furniture Coverings, Window Shades, etc., will be found in endless variety on ‘the Pulais Royal’s fourth floor. Piecrvrns—a tovrt oor department that bas been already favorably criticised by lovers of art. A well-known connolsseur sald this morn- ing:—"The stock 1s entirely free from the trash that ts only too com- mouly found in similar departments."” Instances of vrices lev than prevailing are: $1.40 instead of $2 foe Taber's Celebrated Photogravures and Engravings, in large size ornamented oak and silver frames, $1.95 instead of $2.50 for Taber's works of art in white and gold Florentine frames. ‘The maager of this department 1s s thoroughly practical man, with eight years of consecutive service in one of the leading estab- Ushments of New York. Picture framing will therefore be a specialty of this department, with the assurance to patrons of every satisfaction. Aur Deranrwent-taaies pave discovered ard Jong lnger in this out-of-the-way corner of the Fourth Floor. Such @ collection of Beedlework and datuty pleces deserve the name of Art Department. Price surprises here as elsewhere:—$1.49 instead of $2.50 for Japanese Brocade Mantel Lambrequins. 4c Skein for all Embroidery Silks, in- cluding Rowan and Filo, 10c yard for Se quality Silk Tassel Fringe. Batirely new line of Stamping designs. Lowest prices for stamping. ~Small and medium initials are two for Se; other small and medium designs Sc, Se and 10c. Larger designs at correspondingly little prices. Ladies are welcome to the hints to be secured from the display of Art Embroideries, Paintings and Fancy Work. Those desiring may be taught singly or in class, for which the charges are sominal: Hovservasisarxe Derarraewt—mat man ts 2 wonder"—20 sald a leading New York merchant who came on expressly to see Washington's New Palais Royal. Our Mr. Cavanaugh is the man who is ‘@ wonder—be has gathered into the basement of the Palais Royal the ost complete collection of Housefurnisbing Goods in the country. Such a man is indeed a wonder. “Everything from a mustard spoon to ‘& brass fender,”” is an expession that hints of the thousazd and one home aids. And prices:——Worth the while of every housewife to make a tour of the Palais Royal basement. Sweet singing birds will welcome you—one in handsome gilded cage may be yours at ttle price, Javanese Derantrwext-To write the most extensive in ton fs not # misstatement, china and bric-a-brac, Washing- Vases, 19¢ to $450 each. Rare pieces of old choice collection of Cloisonne and old Satsuma, Lamps, Jardinieres, Koros, Bronzes, Screens, Placques, Rose Jars, Fans, at half art store prices. Oriental Rugs, $1.20 to §250 each; Car- pets, $5 to $650 each. Cushions, Squares, Table Covers, Hangings and Draperies. Old ‘Temple Hangings up to $250. Have you seen the Tem- ple imported from Japan? Hovsexererxe Goons -rew men better known in the linen trade than Mr, Wilson. Washington homes, not less than The Palais Royal proprietor, are made the vicher by his services. Brought up across the sea where the beauties of Linens are more thought of and talked of than anything else, is it a wonder that Wilson enthuses more over the charms of Choice Towels, &c., tham he does over the slory of the sun kissed cloud curtained beavens. Mr. Wilson knows where, when and how to buy. The makers know he knows, Thus we have an unusually good sprinkling of bargains in the new stock of Housekeeping Goods. Gt-inch Heavy Cream Irish Table Linen, @5¢ quality, for.......48¢ yard Gt-inch Heavy Bleached Irish Table Damask, 6¥e quality, for....50c yard 724uch Heavy Scotch and Irish Bleached Table Damask, $1.35 quality, for. 90-inch Heavy Irish Sheeting, $1.10 quality, for only. 72-4nch ancy Momle Bureau Scarfs, 50c quality, for only 19538 Heavy Irish Bleached Huck Towels, 22¢ quality, for. Full Size White Crochet Bed Spreads, $1 quality, for. 11-4 Double Bed White Blankets for only. 10-4 Silver Gray Blankets, $2.98 quality, for § Full Size Eiderdown Comforts, $5 quality, for only..... 90x90 Heavy Ready-made Muslin Sheets for only... 8-4 Heavy Domet Flannels for only. Dry goods merchants from the leading critics say the new Palais Royal's Dress Goods Department 1s the best arranged in the country. With abundant light, broad aisles, comfortable seats; away from the nolse and confusion and cramped quarters usually attending the first floor, this second floor Dress Goods Department of the Palais Royal 4s, indeed, perfect, as regards arrangement. The 1803-04 stock of Wool Fabrics were selected by Mr. Culley, whose name and ability is known and respected in all the leading wholesale and retail houses of New York. Among his selections awaiting you are exclusive and high class Novelties in latest weaves, in ombre and other effects, $1 to $3.95 yard. 98e a yard for 46-inch wide Canvas and Hop Sacking weaves, in twelve colorings. These goods may be termed bargains, since they were made to retail at $1.25 yard. Gde yard for 40-Inch wide English Whipcords and fancy weaves, in all the autumn colorings, ‘That these fabrics are worth 9c @ yard will be evident when examined. 49¢ yard for 40-Inch French Diagonal Sultings, tn colors and black, If you did not share the benefits of our advantageous purchases you would be asked 60c a yard—their actual worth. 19¢ yard for 36-inch Serges, wide and narrow wales, solld and tlumt- rated colors. These are not recommended, since they are not all wool, We want no such gvods in stock, thus 19¢ Instead of 35¢ a yard. ILKS—The dark room lghted by electricity for the display of Even ing Silks tells you we must have many textures in delicate colors. This announcement, however, is to introduce the 1808-04 Black Silks; to illustrate their variety; to prove thelr rellability; to make a selection of a Black Silk a pleasant experlence—without that nervous feeling you can't help having when the merchant does not hold himself responsi ble for the wear of the Silk you select. ‘The “buser"? of Silks requests {t mentioned that ell Black Silks at $1 ® yard and upwards are guaranteed. That is, if the Sitk selected splits or crocks a new dress will be given—cheerfully and promptly given with proper apology for the trouble you have in bringing it back, During this introductory sale—for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oc tober 9, 10 and 11—a special 10' percent discount 1s allowed. This is equivalent to the return of one-tenth of the amount of your purchase~ an important consideration when you learn how small the profits are in the first instance. To learn this compare the qualities of the following with the Silks usually sold at the prices: Gros Grain Silks, $1, $1.25, $1.50, $1.63, $1.89, | Molre Antique, $2.35, $2.98 yard. $2.25 yard. Moire Antique, $2.98 yard. Bengaline, $1, $1.15, $1.25, $1.35, $1.50, $2.35 Peau De rd. $3 yard. Royal Armure, $1, $1.25, Armure Ondine, Fallle Francaise, $1, $1.25, $1.50 yard, Spee Bayadere Satin Page, $2.35 yard. More Francaise, $1, $1.25, $1.50 Duchess, $1, $1.50, $1.68, $1.98, $2.50, $2.75, $1.50 yard. $1.25, $1.50, $1.50 yard. Full $1.25, $1.68 yard. Satin Brocades, $1.68 to $3.50 yard. $1.99, gut Sole, $1, Special value in 82-tnch Black Velvet at $3.63, $1.50 yard. $2.50, $3, $3.50 yard. $4.98 yard. Very desirable for making capes. 1 values in 18-1 yard, "Privates —traids and Laces seem to be settled upon as correct. ‘The advantage gained by our early selection of Braids is shared by our patrous—lower prices than prevailing are asked. Lace bargains like the following must be quickly called for, since more cannot be secured at the prices: Heavy Black Silk Bourdon Laces, in gets, 4-inch for 25e yard, 7-Imch for G0c yard, 40-inch for se and. 7e"plack Jetted Point dBeprit Laces, Ginch for 68¢ yard, S-inch tor Sie yard; Heavy Venetian Point Lace, in ecru, 3-Inch for 50c yard, 6- tnch, $1.10 yard; 10-inch, $1.48. The fashionable narrow Laces for in- sertion aud édges are here, in ecru and black, from 12c a yard. Dress Findings and Notions of all kinds at lowest possible prices, To illustrate: French Horn Bone for $e dozen, Bone Casing for 10c piece, Belting for 49¢ piece, Best Quality Seam Binding for 12%e plece, Hooks and Eyes, with safety hump, for Se card; Fancy Selisia Waist Linings, 12%e for le quality; 20e yard for 2c quality. The Palais Royal. Exzvesran & G Srecers, brics. with bayadere stripe, $2.35, Fancy Dotted and Striped Motre at $1.25, $1.35, ine Fancy China and Surah Silks at $1, ‘h Black Velvets, $1, $1.25, $1.50, $2, $2.25, $2.50, $3 yard. A. Lisyzn, Prornzeton. RAFF’S ENTERPRISE 1241 ll SS. E Our cheap sale in full blast. Bargains for every one. Never has there been such an opportunity in the annals of the retail trade. Be, 8. Be. Te. Be, Be, Se. asenee Be Be. omens BHC $2 peceenee ees MC 8 $1.99 “ Cape Newmarkets. Te. 6-4 Ollcloth. $1 8-4 Ollcioth ‘50c. Plain Opaque Shades. ‘Te. Fringe Opaque Shades... $7 White Wool 11-4 Blankets, $8 White Wool 11-4 Blankets. Te. G4 Blue Ladics’ Cloth. 0c. Colored Surah. $1 Bleck Henrietta... B5e. Ladies’ Ribbed Vests. $4 Hand-sewed Ladies’ Shoes... $4 Hand-sewed Men's Shoes... $2 Ladies’ Cloth Top Shoes... ‘TSe. Children's Spring Heel Shoes. 0c. Children’s Spring Heel Shoes RAFF’S ENTERPRISE. Our Millinery Department is offering big drives in Ladies’ Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats. Don’t fail to call. i at THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, It bas been — @Rozs Tue Nariox@ Be that as it may, it certainly is a powerful factor in the expenditure of family funds. Bor Tue Sxor Hovere ‘That ts a benefactor to every housebold is the E. M. Davis Suoz Pantor, 1430 N. Y. Ave N.W. Oxe- Tum Orre On every pair of Shoes on sale is sure to increase the famfly funds tf you patronize our bouse. Mowpay, Ocr 9-8 Is the beginning of the third week of this great sale and we feel assured that our store will be crowded with customers that understand Fine Foot Wear from the Ordinary Shoes so loudly praised through the daily ads. of our city papers by other sboe dealers. 3 wiOr~w Has deen our issue from the very start and we going to fight it out om that line no matter great the loss may be. wA New Srocr Of Fine, Seasonable Goods, with all the latest twang, twist, shapes and fads, where you save #33 Crna On every dollar you spend over any shoe you may buy in the District.s an advertisement that should assist us in building @ permanent bome among Do Nor Ler Tas Graxp Ore PASS YOU BY. Remember, every pair of shoes are being sold at 3 Orr OF MARKED PRICES. THE E. fl. DAVIS Shoe Parlor, 1430 New Yous Ave. N.W. x Ladies’ Wraps. FALL-WEIGHT CAPES AND JACKETS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. are how $5 Capes and Jackets now.......... $2.98 $8 Capes and Jackets now. oi + 5.50 $10 Capes and Jackets now.... + 7.50 Here's an opportunity seldom offered to secure a NEW STYLE WRAP with so small an outlay. Dress Goods. Don't select your fall dress "til you Inspect ous stock. We make a speclaity of Dress Goods, and are showing a variety second to none im this city. at the very lowest prices possitle for reliable qualities. Johnson & Luttrell 713 Market space, A Vegetable Care—MILBURN'’S MALARIAL CAP- SULES. They are perfectly barmiess, but very effective in all cases of chill, fever or of any malarial com- + plaints. 24 hours ts the longest time tt takes for them to effect @ cure. If it takes longer we'll refund the money. 25 CENTS A BOX, OF ALL DRUGGISTS. ILBURN; HHHHAHHAAW HAH HWorth a Nickel.}! HOpr Ar W. 8 Toourors Ht LENE C. MHBER: 612 & G SI Cut this coupon o t and present it with H =H HH HHH HHHHHAHHH Hiex Scuoot Usrronus Hies scxoor CADETS who want s PERFEOT-FIT- TING. WELL-MADE UNI- FORM can get them of U You don’t have to them from out of town Well make you ° STRICTLY ACCORDING to SPECIFICATIONS, « BET- TER one for LESS MONEY a the Baltimore com tractor, and FIT you too. WE KNOW HOW to make them; we made over TWENTY-FIVE last » son, and they feetly too, home your cadet We cuarant FACTION © per- SATIe€FacToRY, why not patronis: try, order niform of US? you SaTI T we don't your money. Co: and leave your m ave alr orders of a n schoolmat like to bh. yours. Rosrxsox, Curey & Co. Ameznicax Crorarens, 1200-1202-1204 F Sz. N.W “CERES.” Best In The World. Tell your grocer that will have'"Co- res” Flour and that you'll accept no substitute. ‘We will tell you a way 20 you can be positive that you are getting the genuine “"Ceres." Look for the circular signed in autograph by Wm. M. Galt ‘& Co. and bearing the imprint of two gold medals which ts con- tained inevery sack of "Ce- xes" Flour. “*Ceres” for ‘ale by all grocers. ‘We only whole- ‘sale"“Cerea.” Wm. [1. Galt & Co., ** Wholesale Flour and Feed Dealers,” COR. 18T AND IND. AVE. 5. W. 5 SPECIAL — SALE OF PARLOR SUITES ‘Having received « line of Parlor Suites from © Manufacturer im distress to cell for their secount (we offer them at cost. They comprise oultes in Bair Goth, Crushed Piosh, Sik Plush, Witten ‘Rug, Brocatelle, &c. ‘Those in wast of a Parlor Suite ean save mange by purchasing this week. Come early, as these auites will not last long af ~ BOSWELL, COPELAND & PMERKLING, 415 7th N.W. TTL a i aL You Mosr Crack Tae Cocoaxcr Defore you can get the milk. before you can comprebend its casb—or limited credit are milistoses about the meck of ‘mankind. We emancipate you from the tolls of Genial. Our stock of FURNITURE, CAR- PETS, DRAPERIES and STOVES ts « basar of com- fort and luxury—from which ‘vou can draw to the fullest extent of your needs. Promise to pay @ little once in so often—and live up to tt—ts our only rule. Nothing of the tyrant about that. Hovse & Heassaxs, 917-919-921-023 7TH ST. oot AND 630 MASS. AVE ¥.W. TT Ta a Big Sale of Lace Curtains Under Price. More Saxony Lace Curtains. The first 100 pairs of these excellent Saxony Lace Curtains lasted but a few days after they were advertised. We Were fortunate enough to secure another 100 pairs. ‘This Curtain is a close tmita- ton of a real Brussels, and looks doubly as expensive as it is. Ought to be $4.50. We will run them For $3 Per Pair. Usual $8.50 Portieres, $6.00. We could buy Turcoman Portieres to sell as low a8 $2.50 per pair, but we would not offer such rubbish to our pa- trons. We have gotten abold of a lot of Fine Chenille Curtains, solid centers, fancy dado and fringed at top and bot- tom, which ordinarily sell for $8.50. Our Price, $6 CRAIG & HARDING, Feesrrvze, Duarznrs, &c, Cor. 13th & F Sts. Chiropodists tysrom, OF SHORS, Calropodists have a thorough knowledge of the suutomy of the fect, aM are, therefore, better able to take aod St shoes’ than most shocuakers. ‘Ladies and gentlemen who have Trouble in securing n neat-atting and comfort Able shoe should Tet us unake them « palr to Crder We guarantee” comfort, a ft and OF. J. J. GBORGES & SON, CHIROPODISTS, molt Lovers: aneiie $9.98 Buys A Gold Watch. A Few More Lerr Ir you are louking for bargains bere Js one that you don't ram across the week -A GOLD FI “ASE WATCH, tn elther gin or Waltham movement, warranted Wear for Sears, aud & per, for only $9.98—D you ever hear of such a. low Defore? ‘But i you must got delay, as the sumber is | fica TF Both targe and small sises—A hapdnome present for anybody. 1. Hoffa, fect time- 217 Tarket Space. tbathatlattatbathaththabathathalltathalathatlh, SHOES 75Pr.Ct.Off AT THE Star Shoe House Receivers’ Sale, | (26 (tm Miscéllaneous lot of children’s show, to close. 15¢c. Pr. Another odd lot of Children's Shoes, te a 25c. Pr. Jot of Ladies’ Russet Oxfords, could be worm all the fall with gaiters, “oc. Pr. Lot of Ladies’ Black Oxfords. to clos. Crawford’s, 131 Tu Sz, East Swe “DF-call, write or telephoue for a sample D: William Oyster, 840-341-342 CENTER MARKET. 7% WESTERN MARKET. ‘Telephone 125. os?